EVANS v. STATE

No. 47507.

285 So.2d 786 (1973)

Kersie (Kelsy) EVANS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chatwin M. Jackson, Jr., Kosciusko, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Justice:

Kersie (Kelsy) Evans was convicted in the Circuit Court of Attala County of the crime of burglary and sentenced to six years in the state penitentiary. He appeals from his conviction and sentence.

The principal question involved is whether a written confession was properly admitted into evidence.

R.C. Burt kept about $600 in currency in an old trunk in his home. On October 27, 1971, he discovered that the money was missing and reported...

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